The Astoria Midsummer Festival Association is proud to offer this scholarship in an effort to support the youth of Clatsop County; more specifically the youth that keep our strong Scandinavian heritage alive.

At least one $500 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior in Clatsop County. Depending on the available balance in the scholarship fund, additional scholarships may be awarded. The winner of the scholarship will be announced at their high school awards ceremony as well as Friday, June 19th at the festival coronation ceremony.

Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2015. We look forward to learning how the festival has impacted your life! You may download the application here.

TheHelene Blum & Harald Haugaard Ensemble from Denmark will be feature entertainers at the 2015 Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, June 19, 20 & 21, 2015, in Astoria, Oregon. They will perform all three days of the festival at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds. A complete roster of entertainers and schedule of events will be available in early March.

Blum and Haugaard come together in an outstanding ensemble that performs traditional and contemporary Danish music with great passion. Beautiful old Danish ballads are gently blended with virtuoso fiddle tunes. Blum and Haugaard consistently treat their audiences to performances of great passion, presence and charm.

Blum and Haugaard tour regularly and have captured the hearts of audiences in Europe, North America and Japan. They will perform in Astoria as a quintet with cellist Elise Pedersen and guitarists Mattias Pérez and Mikkel Grue.

Harald Haugaardis one of the most sensational musicians on the Danish music scene. With his characteristic style of playing, he offers contemporary Danish folk music deeply rooted in tradition. As a fiddle player, Haugaard is a magnificent, inventive virtuoso and passionate musician. He won the 2011 Danish Music Awards as Folk Artist of the Year.

Helene Blumhas thrilled audiences throughout the world with her intensely expressive, crystal clear voice. Using ancient songs and ballads as a base, she reinvents them with contemporary expressions and mixes them elegantly with newly written songs, including her own. She is deeply rooted in Danish music traditions but at the same time not afraid to challenge them.

The 47th annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival is history now. Video highlights of the 2014 three-day celebration of our heritage are available on Youtube.Dates for the 48th annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival are June
19, 20, 21, 2015. Check back in January for updates to all our links.Here’s a link
to a public photo gallery of recent photos .

The Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival has been a tradition on the North Coast of Oregon for over forty years. The Festival takes place typically on the 3rd full weekend of June. The festival embodies the rich cultural heritage that was transplanted to the Astoria, Oregon region by emigrating Scandinavians. In the Pacific Northwest they found the same bounteous seas and forests as in their native lands and the demand for their skills at managing them. During the three days of the festival over a dozen Scandinavian musical, dance, and theater groups are scheduled to entertain . Retail booths will offer handcrafts, Scandinavian import items, and traditional Scandinavian foods.HERITAGETRADITIONFAMILYFOODFUN﻿

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Join us at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds located at 92937 Walluski Loop in Astoria, Oregon.